Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119908.015 - Employee struck by falling spreader bar, receives leg fractu

Accident Summary Nr: 119908.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391716.015	04/09/2019		238120	Danko Concrete Construction Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee assisted a coworker operating a forklift by securing a load of rebar onto the spreader bar placed on the forklift forks. When the coworker raised the load and began to tilt the spreader bar, the spreader bar fell off the forks and struck the employee on the leg. The employee was taken to a hospital and admitted to treat a right leg fracture.

Keywords: Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Leg, Spreader Bar, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1391716.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause:

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